Chocolatey_(software_package_manager)

Chocolatey

Chocolatey

Windows package manager software

For the food product, see Compound chocolate.

Chocolatey[5] is a machine-level, command-line package manager and installer for software on Microsoft Windows. It uses the NuGet packaging infrastructure and Windows PowerShell to simplify the process of downloading and installing software.[6]

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The name is an extension on a pun of NuGet (from "nougat") "because everyone loves Chocolatey nougat".[7]

Compatible package manager

In April 2014, Microsoft debuted OneGet (renamed PackageManagement on March 20, 2015) alongside PowerShell 5. It is a free and open-source package-provider manager, which provides a way to integrate other package managers into PowerShell. OneGet was pre-configured to browse the Chocolatey repository.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Release 2.2.2". 8 August 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Release 2.3.0-beta-20240528". GitHub. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. [3]
    "The Chocolatey Choco Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page". Open Hub. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Chocolatey license". Chocolatey.org. 14 December 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Chocolatey Gallery". Chocolatey.org. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. [6]
    Hanselman, Scott, "Is the Windows user ready for apt-get?", Hanselman, Scott, 28 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  7. [7]
    "Where Chocolatey Comes From", GitHub.com, 25 July 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  8. [8]
    Snover, Jeffrey, "Windows Management Framework V5 Preview", Microsoft TechNet Windows Server Blog, 3 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  9. [9]
    Hoffman, Chris. "How to Use PackageManagement (aka OneGet) on Windows 10". How-To Geek. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
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